The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-05-30
THE PRESS OF THE STATE.
Further Comments Upon the Indictments OF
the Coy Gang-0ther Matters of Interest.

Greensburg Review: The best interests OF the
State demand that the indianapolis gang OF
Democratic tally forgers be suppressed
Now is the time to do It.
Kokomo Gazette Tribune: With Sim Coy un-
der Indictment. and Doctor" Harrison deposed,
the people of Indiana have ample reasons for en-
tering upon a season of rejoicing.
Frankfort Banner: Sim Coy aud his pals are
beginning to wear a sad sckly smile as the coils
begin to close about them They realize that
tampering with tally sheets and ballots is not
such deuced funny business after ALL
Greenfield Republican: Indictments have been
found against Sim Coy. Bernhamer & Co., for
the changing of the tally sheets in Marion coun-
ty. The cloud that has been hanging over the
politics of Marion county mas now broken partly
asunder, and we hope, when these scounoreis
are brought to final trial. they may receive the
full benefit of the law-the good people of lndi-
will be content with nothing else.
Peru Republican If the discovery of natural
gas in Indiana has the effect to draw manufact
urers TO this State, it will become like Pennsyl-
vania a stronghold of Republicanism Manu-
featuring interests are always wise enough TO
oppose the introduction of cheap products, made
by the pauper labor of Europe, whose importa-
ton is encouraged by the free-trade doctrines OF
Democracy.
Lafayette Call: Governor Gray has bounced
DIR. Harrison. also, and appointed j. Il. Carson
president of the Insane Hospital board While
the investigation of the hospital management
was going on, neither Governor Gray nor his
partisan press could be brought to admit-to
their shame, be it said-that there was anything
wrong with it: but both Governor Gray and the
partisans knew better, the present action evl-
dences. The whole thing was rotten. just as re-
ported by the investigating committee to be.
Terre Haute Express: Although its charter
specifies that the Indianapolis street cars shall
be provided with conductors the overworked and
undergrad drivers have been forced to perform
the duties of this official far they are per-
formed at all. That they should strike Is not
astonishing, ana that they should be upheld by
the people Is equally natural Indianapolis for
years. has been under the thumb of a corpora
ton whose greed has been surpassed only by Its
insolence and Indifference to public comfort and
convenience.
Shelby vile Republican: 1t is not because they
are Democrats that we want to see Coy q Co.
hunted down. 1t is because they are criminals
of the most dangerous kind, whose practices, II
not stopped, will eventually lead to the over
throw of our institutions and our liberties. One
perpetrator of this crime is as bad as another
and no worse. They are both bad as they
can be. The question to which party he be-
longed to should not be asked. as it makes n o
difference. When the Indianapolis Sentinel
comes to the defense of Coy & Co. simply be-
cause they belong TO its party 1t does not help
these indicted criminals, but simply stultlhes
itself Why can't is have the decency to join the
people at large in their demand that all volators
of the election laws shall be bounded down and
punished and their nefarious practice broken upl
The fool habit of saying you're another" and
trying to justify it's own degrading position oy
saying Repu blicans do the same thing IS IN
worthy of any newspaper that has particle OF
salf-rasnect